Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium
Belgium: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 2.94 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium is 2.94 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium peaked at 2.94 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.61 million, in 1999.
Belgium ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.61 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 million | 2.61 million | 2.61 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million | 2.64 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 million | 2.88 million | 2.94 million | 3 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Belgium was 2.94 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 million in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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